Tribute to Kurt Jooss (1901-79)
Virtual Event
An event paying tribute to Kurt Jooss, the pioneering German-born modernist dancer, teacher and choreographer in the UK between 1934 -1949
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The Portuguese Schindler: The Life and Legacy of Aristides de Sousa Mendes
Virtual EventStarting in late October, Jewish Renaissance and Lyons Learning Project in association with Insiders/Outsiders are hosting a series of online events exploring the hugely significant and often surprising ways in which Jews – many of them former refugees from Nazism interned by the British in 1940 – contributed to the Allied war effort.
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Engineer Refugees from Nazism in Britain and their innovations
Imperial College Centre for Languages, Culture and Communication Sherfield Building Level 3, South Kensington Campus Imperial College, London, United KingdomHybrid EventSome 80,000 refugees from Nazism who made their way to safety in Britain were, inevitably, engineers.
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Transit by Anna Seghers: A New Translation
Virtual EventA panel discussion to mark a new edition of Anna Seghers’ remarkable 1944 novel Transit, recently published by Virago Modern Classics
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Paul and Hilde Hamann: From Hamburg to Hampstead
Virtual EventKaren Hopper will give a talk about her remarkable German-born artist grandparents.
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Maurice Blik, The Art of Survival
Virtual EventSculptor, art educator & Holocaust survivor Maurice Blik talking about his new book, Maurice Blik, The Art of Survival – An Artobiography
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Prof John J Heartfield in conversation with Monica Bohm-Duchen
Virtual EventProf John J Heartfield, grandson of John Heartfield and curator of The John Heartfield Exhibition in conversation with Monica Bohm-Duchen
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Simon Parkin: The Island of Extraordinary Captives
Virtual EventJoin British journalist and author Simon Parkin for a talk to coincide with the publication of his new book. Painstakingly researched from dozens of unpublished first-hand accounts and previously classified documents
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Virtual Tour – A Walk Through Highgate: Experiments in Urban Living
Virtual EventThis is a live virtual tour hosted via Zoom video conferencing where your guide will give an illustrated presentation of the tour route with an accompanying talk.
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Europe Divided: Huguenot Refugee Art and Culture
Virtual EventDr. Tessa Murdoch talking about her new book Europe Divided: Huguenot Refugee Art and Culture, recently published by the V&A
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Making, Tracing: A Journey Back From England to the Polish Stetl
Virtual EventTalk by David Jones about his discovery that his creative work in clay & installation has become a medium for expressing his Jewish heritage
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Jussuf Prince of Thebes – Re-constructing the life and work of a forgotten talent from Safed
Berlin-based art historian and curator Dorothea Schöne will give a talk entitled ‘Jussuf Prince of Thebes – Re-constructing the life and work of a forgotten talent from Safed’.
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Charmian Brinson: Working for the War Effort
Virtual EventProf. Charmian Brinson talks about her fascinating new book, Working for the War Effort: German-Speaking Refugees in British Propaganda during the Second World War.
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Home Movie: Caroline Pick, Susie Orbach
Film screening & discussion with filmmaker Caroline Pick & psychotherapist, psychoanalyst and writer Susie Orbach.
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Walking Tour – Modernist Hampstead
Forecourt outside Wagamamma 58-62 Heath Street, London, United KingdomIn this walking tour we’ll discover the revolutionary Modernist homes and idealistic architecture built in Hampstead in the 1930s onwards.
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The Ensemble Burletta: Concert
Stockbridge Church 7b Saxe Coburg St, Edinburgh, United KingdomThe Ensemble Burletta will be giving a concert at Stockbridge Church in Edinburgh which includes émigré composer Hans Gál’s Serenade for Clarinet, Violin and Cello.
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Tribute to Architect Peter Moro
Virtual EventAlistair Fair introduces the life and work of émigré architect Peter Moro, on the occasion of his new monograph on him.
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Edith and Kim: A Novel by Charlotte Philby
Virtual EventCharlotte Philby, granddaughter of Kim Philby, talks about her riveting new novel, Edith and Kim, published on 31 March by HarperCollins.
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Enemy Aliens on the Isle of Man: Tour
Mark the 80th anniversary of the internment of refugees from Nazi Europe by the British Government with this four-day trip
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Schools on the Move: Postponed
Virtual EventMarjorie Downward will give a talk entitled ‘Schools on the Move’, which will examine three pioneering educational projects – Gordonstoun and Camphill, both in Scotland, and Bunce Court in Kent
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Artists As Hybrids: A Talk by Stephen Duncan
Virtual EventStephen Duncan FRSS will be talking about his career as a sculptor in both the UK and Italy.
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Sanctuary in the City: Public Art by Refugees and Immigrants
Virtual EventFollow in a virtual tour through the City of London discovering public art by first generation refugees and immigrants to Britain
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Red Sea – Red Square – Red Thread. A Philosophical Detective Story
Virtual EventNew book by leading scholar Lydia Goehr, in conversation with Steven Gerrard and Daniel Herwitz.
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Londoni Pódium Cabaret
Liszt Institute 17 Cockspur Street, London, United KingdomAn immersive tribute to the 1930s uniquely Budapester humour as presented in London by Hungarian Jewish émigrés a hundred years ago.